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Skelos Says Republicans Will Block a Vote on N.Y. Fracking Ban
Posted by Bloomberg: Freeman Klopott on March 11th, 2013
Bloomberg: Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican and co-leader of the New York Senate, said he will block a vote on a bill to extend a ban on fracking.
“It’s unnecessary,” Skelos said today in an interview in Albany. “The governor has a process that’s been going on and I think that’s where we should leave it.”
Governor Andrew Cuomo has kept in place a four-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas until an environmental review is complete. That review hinges on an analysis by Health Commissioner...
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New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking
Posted by Bloomberg: Freeman Klopott on March 7th, 2013
Bloomberg: New York’s Assembly approved a two- year ban on the natural-gas drilling method known as fracking, after two previous attempts to block the practice failed and with the state Senate taking a different approach.
The state has been studying the safety of hydraulic fracturing since 2008, and blocked its use in the meantime. The Assembly’s ban would lift in May 2015. Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has said he’s waiting until the Health Department concludes a separate analysis to make a decision....
Cuomo Says N.Y. Will Probably Miss Deadline for Fracking Rules
Posted by Bloomberg: Freeman Klopott on November 21st, 2012
Bloomberg: Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York will probably miss a Nov. 29 deadline to issue regulations on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, restarting a public review that may delay drilling for months.
The state, which has been studying fracking for more than four years, issued a moratorium in 2010 so regulators could conduct an environmental survey and develop rules. In September, the Cuomo administration said Health Commissioner Nirav Shah would further analyze the issue with the help of an outside...